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Re: Deep fried Bees?

Originally Posted by Dominic

How much work does this represent, to gather how large a portion?

I've always been curious about this, if not for myself then for adventurous clients. However, collecting brood looks like so much trouble... and such a heavy drain on a colony. To be profitable, I only have to assume that the clients would need to spit out a ton of $$$ for a serving.

What if you used adult bees and put some sort of "drone separator" in the hive? Let them do the work of separating themselves.

Re: Deep fried Bees?

A couple of weeks ago I cut out some comb to rubber band into frames. I had a piece of capped brood comb the size of my palm that was too curved to fit into a frame well. I crushed it in my hand and drank the "milk" that came out of it. It actually tasted really good. Like almond milk.

Re: Deep fried Bees?

Originally Posted by Rohe Bee Ranch

I bet they taste better than the grubs we had to eat in Army survival training...LOL.

we used to have a guy on a brush clearing crew that would toss his slickmeat sandwich and snack on grubs the size of your thumb for lunch whenever he found them in old rotten trees. he would pinch the head off so they wouldn't bite him back.

Re: Deep fried Bees?

Originally Posted by Harley Craig

we used to have a guy on a brush clearing crew that would toss his slickmeat sandwich and snack on grubs the size of your thumb for lunch whenever he found them in old rotten trees. he would pinch the head off so they wouldn't bite him back.

Re: Deep fried Bees?

Originally Posted by datsdajoke

I crushed the comb in my hand and drank the "milk" that came out of it.

ERRRRK! Gag reflex!
While I understand that insects have as much or more protein/vitamins than actual meat and with my culinary skills added with onions, garlic and some veggies would make an awsome stir-fry........The Missus wont let me do it. Thats my story and not budggin!

Re: Deep fried Bees?

Originally Posted by clangs92

That might be the weirdest/grossest thing I have heard all day. Hahah

Ha Ha we thought so too, he also used to lick dip out of his can with his tongue instead of pinching out a dip, he said he did that so nobody asked to bum a dip and we were all thinking we wouldn't do that anyways you nasty ***** LOL

Re: Deep fried Bees?

Originally Posted by Harley Craig

Ha Ha we thought so too, he also used to lick dip out of his can with his tongue instead of pinching out a dip, he said he did that so nobody asked to bum a dip and we were all thinking we wouldn't do that anyways you nasty ***** LOL

LMAO I am so glad I have never known such a human/creature. I am not sure how I would handle it. Hahah